Brian Johnson

Episode 31: Strengthen Your Mind

“Weak
minds lead to weak actions. A strong, disciplined mind, which anyone
can cultivate though daily practice, can achieve miracles. If you
want to live life to the fullest, care for your thoughts as you would
your most prized possessions. Work hard to remove all inner
turbulence. The rewards will be abundant.” ~ Robin
Sharma from The
Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

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Strengthen Your Mind

“Weak
minds lead to weak actions. A strong, disciplined mind, which anyone
can cultivate though daily practice, can achieve miracles. If you
want to live life to the fullest, care for your thoughts as you would
your most prized possessions. Work hard to remove all inner
turbulence. The rewards will be abundant.” ~ Robin
Sharma fromThe
Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

Reminds me of James Allen’s *brilliant* essay “As a Man
Thinketh” (see Note) where he says: “As the physically weak
man can make himself strong by careful and patient training, so the
man of weak thoughts can make them strong by exercising himself in
right thinking.”

How’s YOUR mind? Is it strong? Or is it weak?

Quick test: Do you find yourself having the same negative thoughts
again and again?

If so, your mind is weak.

Few things will give you a greater return than STRENGTHENING it.
And, few things will mire you in mediocrity and unhappiness than
allowing your mind to stay weak.

As the Buddha says: “More than those who hate you, more than
all your enemies, an undisciplined mind does greater harm.”

Wayne Dyer tells us we should never let a negative sentence
complete itself in our heads. (Love that.)

So, take your mind to the gym today and start removing the inner
turbulence. KNOW that with disciplined practice you CAN change your
mind.

May I suggest you start by removing ALL criticism (of yourself and
others), complaining, blaming, and gossip? Commit to noticing the
thoughts you have and, as Robin so brilliantly says, “... care
for your thoughts as you would your most prized possessions. Work
hard to remove all inner turbulence. The rewards will be abundant.”